Scottish Student Pencils In Talent with Design Award

Award winning PR in Scottish student.

Steven Brown, who studied HND Visual Communication (Graphic Design) at Edinburgh’s Telford College featured in the Edinburgh Reporter after making the shortlist for this year’s D&AD Student Yellow Pencil Awards, thanks to his creative installation design for Coutts private banking.

Steven, 28, from Leith is no stranger to success as he has also been nominated and awarded the top prize of Star Creative Student at 2012’s Marketing Society’s Star Awards.

Steven said: “It was a fantastic honour to be nominated for a Yellow Pencil Award, one of the biggest awards in the industry attracting creative talent from all over the world.

“The project was a great opportunity for me to showcase my ability across all elements of graphic, and digital design and I was really pleased with the finished entry.”

The rising star has now taken the position of Junior Designer with leading digital agency HeeHaw where he will now use his creative talents on a range of clients including, RBS, Marriott and the City of Edinburgh Council.

Steven is delighted with the position saying it was the exact type of company he dreamed of becoming involved with in the future.

The full article can be read on the Edinburgh Reporter website and was secured on behalf of Edinburgh’s Telford College thanks to an ongoing PR campaign with Holyrood PR.